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Author:
Restakis, John, author.
Title:
Civilizing the state : reclaiming politics for the common good / John Restakis.
Publisher:
New Society Publishers,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
ix, 213 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Political culture--21st century.
Moderation--Political aspects.
Cooperation.
Democracy.
Common good.
State, The.
Civil society.
Civil society.
Common good.
Cooperation.
Democracy.
State, The.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Treason of the State -- Civil Power and the New Legitimacy -- The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation -- The Co-operative City -- The Way of the Peasant -- Deep Democracy in Kerala -- Living Without Approval: Stateless Democracy in Rojava -- The World Unmasked -- Transformation and Integration -- From Welfare State to Partner State -- Civilizing the State: Principles and Policies.
Summary:
"Civilizing the State explores the disintegration of the liberal state in the face of rising polarization and corporate power. Drawing on international examples of democratic citizen-powered alternatives, it offers a vision of a partner state that could enable equity and economic democracy, driven by civil society."-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0865719438
9780865719439
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1243349643
LCCN:
2021392502
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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